Joseph T. Mulvey

Joseph was the loving husband of Carol A. (Chaisson) Mulvey. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 4.

He was born in New York City on Nov. 19, 1942, and was a son of the late John and Lucy (Steinhoff) Mulvey.

Joseph had worked as a tractor-trailer driver for Sunnydale Farms in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 36 years until retiring. He was a member of the Teamsters Union Local 584 in Brooklyn.

He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert. He was a 3rd degree Knight belonging to the Knights of Columbus Council 126 in Brooklyn.

We have been blessed with the presence of Joseph in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Carol; his children, Kerrie Rosenberg and her husband, Artie, of Stroudsburg, Joseph Mulvey and his wife, Denice, of Mountaintop, Kevin Mulvey and his wife, Dawn Marie, of Keansburg, N.J., Tara Griffin and her husband, Patrick, of Smithtown, N.Y., and Eileen Pinto of Brooklyn. He was a loving and gentle grandfather to his nine grandchildren, Stephanie and Jason Rosenberg, Joanna and Steven Mulvey, Kyle and Aiden Mulvey, Caitlin and Erin Griffin and Kayla Pinto, and was lovingly known as "Grandpa" or "Pop-Pop." Joseph is also survived by two brothers, Jack and Michael Mulvey; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Walter and Margaret Weadock; and several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are welcome to offer their condolences from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 10, and from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Donald N. Gower Funeral Home, Route 209, Gilbert. Joseph will be interred at Gilbert Cemetery in Gilbert.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gilbert.